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Building A Computer – The UPS

January 21, 2014 by Long Pham

I meant to buy a UPS for my computer when I moved into my house. I never got around to it. With the new computer build, I had to get one before I started using it. I guess SSD drives can fail or get damaged if they suddenly lose power. Power loss doesn’t happen too often in my neighborhood, but it does happen. Owning a UPS is like an insurance policy for the investment made into the computer equipment.

CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD Uninterrupted Power Supply

I picked up a CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD Intelligent LCD Series UPS 1350VA 810W AVR Mini-Tower. With the computer and the two monitors plugged into the battery backup side, it tells me that it will last up to 31 minutes before losing all power. That’s more than enough time for me to save what I’m doing and shut down.

I highly recommend purchasing a UPS whether or not your system has a solid state drive. It protects your computer from unexpected shut down, acts as a surge protector, and regulates the power going into your system. All good things.

Month Part Cost
1 Corsair Obsidian 550D $124.99
2 Asus Sabertooth Z87 $209.99
2 Corsair Hydro Series H60 $54.99
3 Corsair HX750 Power Supply $84.99
4 Intel Core i7-4770 $294.99
4 Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2x8GB) DDR3 1866 MHz $144.89
4 Western Digital Black 1 TB Hard Drive (x2) $149.98
4 Windows 8.1 Pro $119.99
5 ASUS GeForce GTX760 $239.99
5 Samsung 840 EVO 500GB SSD $299.99
5 ASUS BW-12B1ST Blu-ray Burner Drive $39.99
5 CyberPower CP1350AVRLCD UPS $94.99
Total $1,859.77

Building A Computer Series

  1. The Case
  2. The Motherboard
  3. The Cooler
  4. The Power Supply
  5. The CPU
  6. The Memory
  7. The Storage
  8. The Operating System
  9. The Graphics Card
  10. The Hard Drive
  11. The Optical Drive
  12. The UPS
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